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Library Information
Vaughan S.S. Library contains approximately 14,000 volumes, with its major strengths in Social Sciences, History and English. The fiction collection is wide-ranging, covering both current novels and the classics.
We have a video collection that is available for student use. The CBC News in Review is particularly useful in terms of relevance to research topics.
We subscribe to approximately 45 magazines, including The Globe & Mail, The Toronto Star, Car & Driver, Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, MAD, Allure, Flare and Scientific American.
Database access includes both EBSCO and Knowledge Ontario.
The Library also has 27 computers available for student use.
Library Hours: Monday – Friday 8:15 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Borrowing Information: Students are required to show their student card or photo ID to borrow materials.
Borrowing Period:
- Books: 3 weeks
- Videos: Overnight.
- Students can take out to a maximum of 6 books.
- Items can usually be renewed.
- Students with overdue books and/or fines will not be allowed to borrow materials until their records are clear.
- Lost books will be charged at the replacement cost.
Overdue Fines:
- Books: 10 cents per day to a maximum of $5.00.
- Overnight loan: $1.00 per night (Reference material and videos).
Reading Club
The Library has a Reading Club which meets every Thursday from 8:15 a.m. – 8:55 a.m. Everyone is welcome. We supply a variety of reading material, including newspapers and magazines.
Library Staff
Mr. J. Malloy (Department Head)
Ms. J. Henry (Teacher-Librarian)
Ms. M. Reda (Teacher-Librarian)
Ms. A. Kossowsky (Library Technician)
Telephone number: (905) 660-1397 ext. 332
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Catalogue
Vaughan S.S. Library online catalogue
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Databases
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Websites
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Research
The Library provides a green book entitled Research Success @ Your Library. This book is designed to serve as an inquiry and research guide for secondary students. It is available at the Circulation Desk in the Library.
Note Taking: *
The 5 steps in note taking are as follows:
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Accuracy: make sure that the information that you are recording is correct.
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Honesty: give credit where credit is due, using appropriate references or citations (Works Cited). The best mark usually goes to the person who has the most bibliographic citations proving their topic.
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Be concise: be short and to the point. Use abbreviations, keywords and phrases where appropriate. Make sure that you standardize your abbreviations.
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Organization: identify key words and definitions. Use point form and your own words when recording information. Summarize in your own words what the article is saying. Use subheadings where convenient: who, what, when, where, why.
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Relevancy: Stick to the topic. Make sure that you are recording only relevant information that pertains to your essay or assignment.
* Success At Your Library: A Guide for Secondary Students. Toronto: Toronto District School Board, 2005.
Magazine Article Note Taking
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Read the article.
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In one sentence, summarize what the article is trying to say.
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Organize your articles into subsections for essay writing purposes.
Essay Outline
Keep your structure simple.
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Purpose: state in your introductory paragraph your purpose in writing this essay.
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Method: state how are going to analyze the topic, e.g. cause and effect; chronological; classification, compare and contrast; descriptive…
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Observations: organize your case studies that prove your point of view as stated in your purpose or introduction.
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Conclusion: summarize what you have learned about the topic and possible areas of future study.
Plagiarism
Students who plagiarize can expect a mark of 0. Make sure that the work that you submit is your own. If in doubt, document as much as possible. Please see the Ontario Library Association PowerPoint presentation on plagiarism.
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Works Cited / Citation Machine
The Library provides a pamphlet at the Circulation Desk on how to write a bibliography, using MLA citation style.
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Teacher Resource / Media Resource Centre:
Students are reminded that teachers have access to YRDSB’s Media Resource Library. This Media Resource Library provides AV material for use in the classroom. Please ask at the Circulation Desk as to what titles might be useful for research/presentation purposes. Students must book this material through their teacher.
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